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Mostly Cloudy Former first lady of Malverne, Barbara Purcell, dies at 100
For decades, Barbara Purcell was known as the first lady of Malverne, and eventually of Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead as well. Her husband, Francis Purcell, served as the village’s …
Former Malverne Mules star Jayden Seraphin preps for basketball season at Queens College
Malverne High School’s former All-County basketball star, Jayden Seraphin, is getting ready to suit up for the Queens College Knights this winter. …
Centennial events are fast approaching in Malverne
Malverne’s Centennial Committee is excited for the fall season as the group has several events planned for the coming weeks. On Saturday, the village will kick off its Centennial Event …
Malverne staff celebrated for success
The Malverne School District carried out its annual tradition of honoring teachers and staff members who have achieved notable milestones and accomplishments during Superintendent’s Conference …
Hempstead salutes 9/11 heroes in moving ceremony
Sept. 11, 2021, dawned as a stunningly beautiful late summer morning, the sky an azure blue and the sunshine a bright yellow — just as it was on the same day 20 years ago. At the Hempstead …
Studio comes ‘full circle’
Classes scheduled to resume at Yoga & Polarity Center in Malverne
The Yoga & Polarity Center, in Malverne, has helped people find balance in their lives for the past 30 years. Like many local businesses, however, it was forced to go virtual in March 2020, when …
Goal is a safe return to school
Malverne, West Hempstead districts prepare for a new academic year
After a year of virtual learning combined with periods of in-person instruction, school district leaders in Malverne and West Hempstead are eager to see all …
‘He was truly a first-class man’
Lifelong Malverne resident Paul Lynch dies at 85
There were three things that lifelong Malvernite Paul Lynch cared about more than anything, according to his daughter, Eileen Lynch O’Hara: his Catholic faith, his family and his friends. …
Hundreds attend Malverne’s first outdoor musical
Malverne High School’s athletic field was filled with approximately 600 district residents as the school district held its first outdoor musical on Aug. 13. The Malverne Summer Theatre, which …
Neighbors
Community cleanup held in Lakeview
Volunteers of all ages rolled up their sleeves last Saturday for a cleanup near Lakeview’s Long Island Rail Road stop. Local groups such as Moms Who Care and Creative Little Learners led the …
Editorial
Reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks 20 years later
The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . .
Editorial
Get your teenagers vaccinated ASAP . . .
Some 87 percent of Nassau County’s adult population, ages 18 and up, has received at least a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Bravo, Nassau!